Articles tagged:dh_lifestyles

Posted: Fri Apr 6 10 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Ann Arbor food and drink calendar

Friday Creative Cookies. 1-5 p.m. Zingerman's Bakehouse, 3711 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor. Unleash your creativity on cookies! Decorated cookies make great gifts, party favors, stocking stuffers and holiday centerpieces. In this class you'll learn to make tasty butter cookies and use a variety of decorating techniques. You'll make your own ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 20 5:55 a.m. by Rich Kinsey AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Keeping cops from freezing their ears off

The beginning of October ushers in the time when many police departments switch from short sleeves to long sleeve uniforms in anticipation for cold weather. Headgear for officers becomes more important as the Gales of November, Alberta Clippers and cold Nor’easters bear down on the two pleasant peninsulas. Most patrol ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 13 5:57 a.m. by Rich Kinsey AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
A career in police work remains a worthwhile pursuit

Many times police officers are asked by high school-aged kids or those about to go to college, what it is like to be a police officer. It used to be students would want to know how to become a homicide detective. Most were shocked that they had to be patrol ...

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Posted: Fri Aug 26 2:07 p.m. by Linda Diane Feldt AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Experiments with purslane

Purslane, Portulaca oleracea, can be made into in pesto, garlic sauce, juice and kim chi. Add it to stir fries, omelets, cook it in soup. It can be preserved through drying and freezing or pickled. One of these was a total failure, two were fabulous, and the rest pretty good. ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 14 9:56 a.m. by Linda Diane Feldt AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Combine wild foods with ice cream and make a sweet treat more fun

Foragers have a reputation for being extremists and purists. It isn’t necessarily so. My latest creative thoughts on how to use the foods I forage has been answering the question, “What would go well with ice cream?” It started with a walk in the woods that just happened to occur ...

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Posted: Mon May 30 5:57 a.m. by Alan Caldwell AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
The Best of Aging magazine a welcome new resource for seniors in Washtenaw, Oakland, Wayne counties

Jeff Collison with The Best of Aging On our radio show this past weekend, we learned all about the new local magazine, The Best of Aging. Our guest was Jeff Collison, the publisher of this monthly magazine. The target readership is those over 50 who live in Washtenaw, Oakland and ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 15 8:42 a.m. by Lorrie Shaw AnnArbor.com Community Contributor

Dusty is a busy cat. He's stolen hundreds of things from neighborhood residents, including shoes, cleaning sponges, stuffed animals — even unmentionables — and brought them home to his owners. Until recently, there was no video proof of his nighttime dealings, until a surveillance camera was installed just outside the ...

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Posted: Mon Feb 14 3:36 p.m. by Andrew Turner Intern

Ann Arbor parents are putting the district's elementary schools to the test as kindergarten roundups begin for the 2011-2012 school year. “I want to get a feel for the school, the principal, and the teachers,” said Ben Gunsberg, who attended the roundup at Abbot Elementary School on Feb. 9. “I ...

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Posted: Mon Feb 14 1:14 p.m. by Deb Kern AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Meet the Ann Arbor.com Pet of the Week - Julia

Let’s face it, people will always look at adorable kittens first — it's human nature. Kittens are cute and cuddly, but kittens will always find a home, while senior kitties spend days and even months in the shelter waiting for a family to adopt them. Senior cats, those over 8 ...

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